November 27, 2025
Cat-Ski Weather Insurance: Northern Escape Keeps You Skiing!
Heli-skiing in BC is about deep powder, big terrain, and making the most of every day in the mountains. Across all of BC, heli-ski operators typically see one day of weather that limits flying every week or two. That’s just the nature of big mountains and deep snow. Northern Escape Heli Skiing is no different—we don’t have more down days than anyone…
January 04, 2022
Mountain Life: How to Go Heli-Skiing and Not Be a Climate-Changing Jerk
Ian Morrison skiing at Northern Escape Heli-skiing near Terrace. Welcome to a new era of carbon-neutral heli. Imagine endless miles of big-mountain terrain as far as the eye can see, and a perfect slope…
December 28, 2021
Into The Deep – The Ski Journal
They say it’s just a little deeper in Terrace, BC. After a strong February storm cycle swept across British Columbia’s Interior and Coast ranges, TSKJ Photo Editor Andrew Marshall linked up with Maggie…
December 17, 2021
Gear Junkie: Meet the First Heli-Skiing Operators in the World to Go Carbon-Neutral
A skier in Terrace, British Columbia Last year, a small company in British Columbia was the first heli-skiing operator to go carbon-neutral. Now, there’s a second carbon-neutral heli-skiing team on the…
November 25, 2021
The Perfect Family Winter Adventure – Luxury Travel Magazine
Avoid the crowds of popular ski resorts and escape this winter season for a secluded mountain retreat at Northern Escape Heli-Skiing (NEH), located in the picturesque Skeena Mountains in northwest British…
April 26, 2021
2022 and 2023 Heli Skiing Bookings
Last Chance to Save on 2022 Heli Skiing Trips Demand has been extraordinarily strong for 2022 heli skiing and boarding trips and we are well over 90% sold out at this point. BUT, there are still some…
April 19, 2021
What Is Heli Skiing?
A Brief History of Helicopter Skiing Hans Gmoser usually gets credit for being the father of the sport of heli skiing. The enigmatic Austrian moved to Canada at a young age and began guiding in the Rocky…
February 24, 2021
Heli Skiing Helicopters
Around the globe, many different types of helicopters are used for heli-skiing. In the Far East, you might find a Russian built Mi-8 helicopter, a beast capable of carrying 22 skiers. In Europe, the most…
February 19, 2020
Planning Your First Heli-Ski Trip? Everything You Need to Know
This guide is going to cover every detail of your heli-ski trip to BC, so you get the most out of this bucket list experience. Let’s start by dispelling a myth…you don’t need to be an elite skier to go…
November 01, 2019
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing – Freeskier
One of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing’s three Bombardier birds. | PHOTO: Aaron Whitfield The further north you venture up Canada’s west coast, the bigger the mountain ranges, the deeper the snow and the…